Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Article title
A DSMC investigation of gas flows in micro-channels with bends
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Computers and Fluids
Article number
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Volume number
71
Issue number
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First page of article
261
ISSN of journal
0045-7930
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
This work reports the application of the DSMC code, dsmcFoam, developed by Scanlon et al (Computers and Fluids. 39, 10, p. 2078-2089) to the field of microscale, rarefied gas dynamics. The research identified some non-intuitive flow behaviour where the addition of bends can actually lead to an increase in mass flow rate under certain conditions. Such effects can be taken advantage of in the design of micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) to enhance flow-rates. This research resulted with an invitation to deliver a special workshop in Open Source Particle Methods at the DSMC13 conference, Santa Fe, 2013. (magalli@sandia.gov).
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
B - Aerospace & Marine Technology
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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